David Schumann describes criteria for evaluating long-term specs based on Commander playability, then looks to Gatecrash to see what may qualify.

Hello, readers! We move ever deeper this week into the fairy tale of Lorwyn with its expansion, Morningtide. These two sets were supposed to be the “light side” version of fairy tales – giants, dwarves, toadstools with faeries sitting on them and more.

This isn’t your usual Commander Junk list. Carlos put Doran is on delivery duty.

Corbin Hosler explains what the recent announcement of the Modern and Overextended formats means to you, and tells you what cards you can profit from in this unexplored format!

Why is Stoneforge Mystic the most expensive Rare in Standard? Corbin Hosler has the answers, and a few stories from his last PTQ!

Alan had also brought along the shell for Summoning Trap, which is a deck I had seen and liked initially. After looking at the deck laid out – I figured an audible was in order. Why? I simply wasn’t going to win the tournament with Faeries, so my best chance was to change decks.

My name is Joshua Justice. I’m technically a “Magic Pro” because I won a PTQ last year and made Day Two at Pro Tour: Amsterdam. In reality, I’m just a weekend grinder who’s been back in the game for a little over a year, and I’ve had a couple of successful tournaments. This story begins two weeks before Grand Prix: Atlanta, in a comic shop called The DeeP in Huntsville, Alabama. My plan that day was to play in a Grand Prix Trial, then move to Atlanta to start my new job.

[…] One thing I think many people underestimate is Mythic’s ability to last in a long game, which is its biggest asset against Control. Between your Planeswalkers and manlands, it’s not hard to have a significant board presence with only one or two creatures committed. The Knights, in particular, are frequently quite large, which lets you play out a single threat at a time and make the opponent answer it before committing another. […]

Corbin Hosler offers a unique take on the results of Worlds and how it affects the Extended format in particular. He breaks down the players in the format and lets you know which cards are spiking after the event.

Corbin Hosler looks at the upcoming Extended season and offers tips on where to profit on the upcoming format